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Grading the Ravens 2017 Draft
When the Ravens drafted a CB in the first round of the 2017 NFL draft, my first reaction was one of puzzlement. Didn’t the Ravens just sign Brandon Carr and Tony Jefferson to bolster the secondary? After thinking about it some more, it became apparent that the Ravens...
What to expect in Day 2 of the NFL Draft
Making a strength stronger. That has been a theme for the Ravens in the 2017 offseason. The Ravens had a very good defense in 2016. They had a top run defense and solidified it for years to come by re-signing Brandon Williams. They proceeded to bring in the best...
NFL Off-Season Thoughts
Well, it’s been a couple months now, so I’m ready to talk about it.We’re all friends here. This is a Baltimore website. So I’m sure I wasn’t alone in feeling cocky in the second half of the Super Bowl with the Falcons up 28-3. I picked Matty Ice and Co. to pull off...
Full 3 Round NFL Mock Draft
I previously composed a Ravens mock draft looking at 3 different potential routes the team could go in the first 3 rounds. This time I took a slightly different approach and did a 3 round mock draft for all 32 teams. This way there is a bit more thought put into it...
Draft Focus: 3 Potential First Round Edge Rushers
Last week I took a look at the top prospects at one of the Ravens’ biggest positions of need on the offensive side of the ball. For this article, I wanted to highlight some of the top prospects that may be available in the first round to address what is arguably the...
Draft Focus: Scouting the top WRs
Heading into the 2017 Draft, the Ravens have a number of positions of need that they will likely look to address early in the first round. One of the more glaring needs is at WR and there are three highly rated prospects that could be on the board when the Ravens...
The Fit of Analytics in the Game and Business of Football
Data are plentiful in the game of football. Newly introduced radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology produces real-time player tracking data[1]. Football is becoming a big data problem.A team's record is extremely objective and exact. But what about all the...
Ravens Three Round Mock Draft
It’s the time of the year for the mock draft! I am sure everyone who has any interest in the NFL Draft has seen headlines for half a dozen or more mocks whether they want to or not, and those numbers will only increase as we get closer to the Draft. There are hundreds...